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Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan says he is confident that Government coalition parties will stick together to complete its four-year term, even though their MPs are split, resulting in the suspension of two related House meetings due to a lack of a quorum. He made this statement in reference to the suspension of two House
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has told Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam that he has faith in her leadership and hopes that she will be able to solve the conflict in the Chinese territory in a way which is beneficial to the people of Hong Kong and their future. Mrs. Carrie Lam was leading a
Hong Kong police on Friday said they were ending their siege of a university campus that became a battleground with pro-democracy protesters as activists vowed to hold fresh rallies and strikes in the coming days. Renewed calls to hit the streets came after Beijing and city leader Carrie Lam refused further political concessions despite
Lack of a quorum in the House of Representatives this morning (Thursday) forced House Speaker Chuan Leekpai to call off a recount of the vote, which the Government narrowly lost in the initial round, on the opposition motion to set up an ad hoc panel to study the impacts of pre-election junta orders and executive
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, a former General, has stressed the need for Thailand to retain military conscription, because the three armed forces are currently more than 100,000 personnel short of their full complement, of which only 30% are expected to enlist voluntarily. Without naming the Future Forward party, which has been campaigning for conscription to
The Government was defeated in the House of Representatives last night (Wednesday) over an opposition motion to set up an ad hoc panel to study impacts resulting from the pre-election, post-coup administration’s orders and executive orders issued under Section 44 of the interim constitution. The motion was initiated by Future Forward secretary-general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul, a
A member of the new National Hazardous Substances Committee (NHSC) has resigned from the committee as she challenged a claim, made by Industry Minister Suriya Juangroongruangkit, that the committee had unanimously resolved to delay the bans on paraquat and chlorpyrifos for six months until June 1st, and to allow indefinite controlled use of glyphosate. In
The House Committee on Corruption Affairs, chaired by Pol Gen Seripisut Temiyavet, is looking increasingly like a circus, with the constant tit-for-tat squabbling between him and committee member, Ms. Pareena Kraikupt, which appears to have taken on an air of infantile absurdity. When the House committee meeting resumed this morning, Ms. Pareena, Palang Pracharat MP
The Democrat party has decided to drop the candidature of former party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, for the chairmanship’s post of the House committee studying constitutional amendments, because of the uncertainty of success. The party’s chief whip, Mr. Chinnaworn Bunyakiat, said that the party would need support from the other coalition parties for Mr. Abhisit to
Smaller parties, which used to ally themselves with the Government, are making waves by demanding a seat for each of them on the House committee studying constitutional changes. The parties recently formed an alliance, under the name of Kit Sangkhom (Social Action) group, led by Mr. Chatchavan Kong-udom, leader of the Palang Thongthin Thai party.
Three memoranda of understanding (MoU) were signed today between South Korea and Thailand during Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s official visit to the country, taking place from November 24th to November 27th. The first is the MoU between Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation and South Korea’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Communications.
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp was cruising towards a crushing victory in community-level elections on Monday, sending the Beijing-backed government a clear message of public support for the demands of a protest movement that has gripped the territory for months. Counting was still under way following record turnout in Sunday’s polls, but partial results indicated that candidates
